Disclaimer: I still don't own Newsies, or Wizard of Oz, even though I'd like to. I do own Fantasy, and everyone else owns themselves.

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When they finished washing off, they went and sat down under a tree to eat some lunch.

"So, how long have ya been on dose poles?" Fantasy asked.

"We've been on dem for about three years now." Apocalypse said.

"Why were ya up dere? I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want ta be up dere." Fantasy asked.

"Da Wicked Witch put us up dere, she saw us one day walking, and she didn't want us ta go anywhere else, I guess." Apocalypse explained.

"Well, didn't you heah? Da wicked witch is dead!" Fantasy exclaimed.

"WHAT!?!?!" Spot shouted.

"She's dead, me house killed her." Fantasy said. She heard a noise. "What was dat?"

"I don't know, I hoid it, too." Spot said.

"Hello!?! Anyone dere?" Apocalypse said.

All three of them got up and walked towards where the noise came from. They got to the tress and heard it again.

"ANYONE DERE?!?!" Fantasy shouted.

Spot went in front of Fantasy and Apocalypse and led them into the trees. When they got to a clearing, they saw two people. They weren't moving, just standing there. One was a girl with short brown hair and dark brown eyes. They could see the few freckles on her light skin. She looked about 5'3. She had on a dark brown cabby hat, a white shirt, and light kakhi pants with light brown suspenders hanging at her side.

The other person was a boy with black hair. He looked like he was small. He was wearing a vest that didn't match his pants at all.

Fantasy walked up to the girl. "Are you ok?" she asked.

"Mmmm." The girl said. It looked like she couldn't move her lips.

"I don't think she can talk. Something must be wrong." Fantasy said.

"Maybe dis'll help." Apocalypse said, holding up a can. "I found it on da ground."

"Heah." She threw it to Fantasy, who held it up to her lips.

"Thank ya so much!" the girl said after Fantasy was finished.

"What happened to ya?" Spot asked.

The girl ignored Spot. "Could ya do dat ta me hands now?"

After awhile, the girl could move, and she went and did the same for the boy.

"Well, now dat youse two can talk, what happened ta ya?" Spot asked.

"We'se was stuck dat way." The boy said.

"How 'bout ya tell us what ya names are, den youse can have some of our food." Fantasy said.

"Sounds good. I'se Cocky, and dis is Racetrack." the girl said.

"Call me Race, dough." He said.

"Alright. Come on, let's go get da food, den youse two can tell us what happened." Apocalypse said.

"Wait. I suppose youse three ain't got names?" Cocky said.

"Oh, yeah. I'se Fantasy."

"Apocalypse."

"Spot."

"Alright, den. Let's go get da food, haven't eaten for da longest time." Race said.

Fantasy led the way to the place they left their food. "Heah it is."

They all sat down and grabbed another sandwich.

"So, what happened ta ya?" Spot asked. He was getting impatient.

"We'se always like dat. I don't know why, but we just freeze when it rains or we get wet." Cocky said.

"So, dat's what happened? It rained and ya froze?" Fantasy asked. "Didn't anyone come ta help ya?"

"Nah. Who'd go through da trees? Dey think dat monstahs live in dere." Race said, grabbing another sandwich.

"Are dere monstahs in dere?" Apocalypse asked.

"Yeah, we'se were almost eaten by one. It came up ta us, but I guess it thought we'se were trees." Cocky said.

"Really?" Fantasy asked.

Cocky looked at her. "Are ya serious?"

"Ise want ta know." Fantasy said.

"Yeah, it was real. Ya shoulda seen it, tallah den all da trees." Cocky said.

"Leave 'er alone. She helped us." Race said, hitting Cocky on the head. "No, dat ain't true. Dere are no monstahs." He said to Fantasy.

"Oh. Well, I didn't believe it anyway." Fantasy said in an offhand voice.

"Yeah ya did!" Cocky said, laughing.

Fantasy smiled. "Alright, ya caught me, I thought dere was a monstah."

They continued to talk until it got dark and finished eating all the sandwiches. They were all getting along well, becoming friends. After awhile, it was too dark for them to start walking towards the city.

"Should we just stay heah tanight?" Fantasy asked.

"Nah, da monstah might come!" Cocky said.

Fantasy rolled her eyes.

"We could stay at dat house." Race said.

"What house?" Apocalypse asked.

"Da one by wheah ya found us taday." Cocky said.

Fantasy looked at Apocalypse. "Was dere a house dere?"

"Yeah." She said.

"What, ya don't trust me?" Cocky asked, pretending to pout.

"Exactly!" Fantasy said.

"Come on, let's go, soon we'se won't be able ta see." Spot said.

"Yeah, I'll show ya wheah it is." Race said, and he bent down to start to clean up the mess they made with their food.

Once it was all clean, they headed back towards the trees. Without saying anything, Race and Spot went in front of the girls and led the way through the trees.

"I thought it was right around heah." Race said once they had been walking for awhile.

"Well, can ya feel anything?" Apocalypse asked. She could barely see him, and he was right in front of her.

"Ise been holdin' me hands in front of me da whole time, and Ise haven't felt anythin'. Well, 'cept trees." Race said, irritated.

"Maybe we passed it." Fantasy said.

"Have ya seen any trees lately?" Spot's voice came.

"No. But we still could've passed it." Fantasy said.

"Shh. I think I feel something." Race said.

They heard a noise.

"What was dat?" Apocalypse asked.

"Umm, guys." they heard Race say.

"What?" they all said at the same time.

"Ya know da thing I felt?"

"Yeah." They all said again.

"Well, it's breathing." Race said.

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A little cliff-hanger... except it doesn't really matter, huh? Since I already have the next chapter, too... oh, well, please review!!